Fungicidal composition having synergistic effect

ABSTRACT

A fungicidal composition having a synergistic effect is provided. The composition including active ingredients A and B. The active ingredient A is benziothiazolinone, the active ingredient B is one selected from benthiavalicarb-isopropyl, zoxamide, prothioconazole, boscalid, fenamidone, fluopicolide, famoxadone, pyraclostrobin, picoxystrobin or fluazinam, and the weight ratio of the two ingredients is from 1:50 to 50:1. The test results show that the fungicidal composition according to the present invention has an obvious synergistic effect, such that the application rate is reduced and the cost is lowered; and is useful in controlling certain particular fungal diseases on grain crops, vegetables, and fruits with a broadened fungicidal spectrum, a retarded resistance development of the fungi, and an improved control effect.

BACKGROUND

1. Technical Field

The present invention belongs to the field of agricultural plant protection, and particularly relates to a fungicidal composition with improved performances, and more particularly to a fungicidal composition comprising benziothiazolinone.

2. Related Art

Benziothiazolinone is a new broad-spectrum fungicide, which is mainly used for controlling and treating various bacterial and fungal diseases on cereal crops, vegetables, and fruits. The mechanisms of fungicidal action mainly include destroying the nuclei structure of the harmful fungi to cause they to die due to lose of the core component, and interfering with the metabolism of the fungal cells to cause physiological disturbance, thus ultimately leading to death. When the agent is used in the early stage of disease development, the plants may be effectively protected against infection of pathogens; and when the agent is used in an appropriately increased amount after the disease is developed, the spread of the harmful fungi is considerably controlled, thus achieving dual actions of protection and eradication.

Benthiavalicarb-isopropyl has a strong preventive, curative, and penetration activity, and has a good persistence and rainfastness. In field trials, benthiavalicarb-isopropyl can effectively control the late blight of potatoes and tomatoes and the downy mildew of grape and other crops at a low application rate. When mixed with other fungicides, benthiavalicarb-isopropyl also has a quite good efficacy for harmful fungi.

Zoxamide is a new broad-spectrum fungicide, which is mainly used for controlling and treating various bacterial and fungal diseases including downy mildew on cucumbers, black spot on pears, scab on apples, anthracnose on citrus, anthracnose on grapes, and others. The mechanisms of fungicidal action mainly include destroying the nuclei structure of the harmful fungi to cause they to die due to lose of the core component, and interfering with the metabolism of the fungal cells to cause physiological disturbance, thus ultimately leading to death.

Prothioconazole is a new broad-spectrum triazolthione fungicide developed by Bayer Company, which is mainly used for controlling numerous diseases of cereals, wheat and barley, beans and other crops. Prothioconazole has a low toxicity, no teratogenicity and mutagenicity, and is non-toxic to embryos and safe for human and environment. The mechanism of action is inhibiting the demethylation at position 14 of lanosterol or 2,4-methylene dihydrolanosterol that is a precursor of sterol in fungi.

Fenamidone has similar mechanism of action and features to those of famoxadone and methoxyacrylate fungicides, that is, through inhibition of the mitochondrial respiration by hindering the electron transfer at coenzyme Q for hydrogenation-cytochrome C oxidoreductase level. Fenamidone is applicable to wheat, cotton, grape, tobacco, turf, sunflower, rose, potato, tomato, and other vegetables for controlling various diseases including downy mildew, blight, phytophthora blight, damping-off, black spot, and mottled rot.

Pyraclostrobin is a new broad-spectrum fungicide. The mechanism of action includes inhibition of the mitochondrial respiration by hindering the electron transfer during cytochrome synthesis. Pyraclostrobin has protective, curative, and leaf-penetrating translocation effects. The field efficacy test results show that the pyraclostrobin concentrate has a good control effect on powdery mildew and downy mildew of cucumber and black spot and leaf spot of bananas.

Picoxystrobin is a systemic broad-spectrum fungicide, which is mainly used for controlling leaf diseases of wheat and barley, for example, leaf blight, leaf rust, glume blight, brown spot, and powdery mildew. Compared with other methoxyacrylate fungicides, picoxystrobin has a more potent curative effect for leaf blight, net blotch, and leaf blotch of wheat.

Fluazinam is a 2,6-dinitroaniline protective fungicide, which can control the disease caused by Botrytis cinerea when applied at a dosage of 50-100 g (a.i.)/100 L. Fluazinam is quite effective for Alternaria spp, Botrytis spp, Phytophthora spp, Plasmopara spp, Sclerotinia spp, and Nigrospora spp, is highly effective for Botrytis cinerea resistant to benzimidazole and dicarboximide fungicides, and has long persistence and good rainfastness. Moreover, fluazinam also has a good control effect for phytophagous mites, crucifer club root, and rice damping-off caused by Rhizopus spp.

Boscalid is a new nicotinamide fungicide, which is broad in fungicidal spectrum, active for almost all the types of harmful fungi, highly effective for controlling powdery mildew, grey mold, selerotium blight and various rots, and effective for fungi resistant to other agents. Boscalid is mainly used for controlling harmful fungi on rape, grape, fruit trees, vegetables and field crops.

Fluopicolide has a prominent control effect on downy mildew, blight, late blight, damping-off and other common diseases caused by fungi from Oomycetes, is safe for crops and environment, and particularly useful in production of high-quality and green vegetables. Fluopicolide has a highly potent protective and curative effect for diseases on vegetables caused by fungi from Oomycetes due to its unique formulation. Fluopicolide has excellent systemic translocation performance and high thin layer penetrating ability, and has potent inhibition on all the major morphologies of the pathogens, thus providing full and persistent protection for young leaves, stems, tubers, and young fruits. Because fluopicolide can be absorbed quickly through the leaf surface, it has a good rainfastness, thus provide a reliable safeguard for disease control of vegetables in the rain season.

Famoxadone is a new high-potent and broad-spectrum fungicidal agent, which is suitably used for wheat, barley, peas, sugar beets, rape, grape, potato, melons, hot peppers, tomato, and other crops, and mainly used for controlling diseases caused by fungi from Ascomycetes, Basidiomycetes, and Oomycetes, for example, powdery mildew, rust, glume blight, net blotch, downy mildew, and late blight.

It is showed in practical use of pesticides that the repeated and exclusive application of one active compound to control the harmful fungi will result in the occurrence of rapid selectivity of the fungus strain in most cases. At present, the harmful fungi are controlled by using mixtures of compounds with different activities for the purpose of reducing the hazard of the selectivity of the resistant fungus strain. By combining active compounds having different mechanisms of action, the resistance development can be slowed down, the application rate is reduced, and thus the control cost is lowered.

SUMMARY

In view of the technical problems above of resistance and persistence in soil of the fungicides in practical use, two fungicides of different mechanisms of fungicidal action are screened out and combined, to improve the control effect of the fungicides, retard the resistance development, reduce the application rate, and lower the control cost.

To solve the above technical problems, the present invention provides a fungicidal composition. The composition comprises active ingredients A and B. The active ingredient A is benziothiazolinone, the active ingredient B is one selected from benthiavalicarb-isopropyl, zoxamide, prothioconazole, boscalid, fenamidone, fluopicolide, famoxadone, pyraclostrobin, picoxystrobin or fluazinam. The inventors find through tests that the fungicidal composition has an obvious synergistic effect, and importantly, the application rate is reduced, such that the cost is lowered. The ingredients A and B have different chemical structures and distinct mechanisms of action, by which the fungicidal spectrum can be broadened and the occurrence and development rate of resistance of the pathogens can be delayed to some extent when combined. Moreover, the ingredients A and B have no cross resistance.

In the fungicidal composition, the weight ratio of the ingredient A to the ingredient B is from 1:50-50:1, and preferably 1:30-30:1, and more preferably 1:20-20:1 or 1:10-30:1 and most preferably 1:10-10:1 to achieve a much significant synergistic effect.

The fungicidal composition according to the present invention comprises 5-85% by weight of the active ingredient and 95-15% by weight of pesticide adjuvants. Further, the composition is prepared into pesticidally acceptable formations with the active ingredients and the pesticide adjuvants.

The present invention provides use of the fungicidal composition comprising the ingredient A (benziothiazolinone) and the ingredient B (benthiavalicarb-isopropyl, zoxamide, prothioconazole, boscalid, fenamidone, fluopicolide, famoxadone, pyraclostrobin, picoxystrobin, or fluazinam) in the control of diseases on crops in the agricultural area.

When used in controlling the diseases on crops, the fungicidal composition of the present invention may be optionally used for seed impregnation, sprayed onto the leaves by reconstitution with water during the growth period of the crops, or applied onto the surface of the target objects, depending on the different diseases to be controlled.

The composition may further comprise a carrier, an adjuvant and/or a surfactant. A commonly used adjuvant may be blended during application.

The suitable adjuvant may be a solid or liquid that is generally a material commonly used in the preparation of formulations, for example, a natural or regenerated mineral substance, a solvent, a dispersing agent, a wetting agent, an adhesive, a thickener, a binder or a fertilizer.

The composition of the present invention may be applied by administering the composition of the present invention to the aboveground parts of plants, in particular to the leaves or leaf surface thereof. The application frequency and rate depend on the pathogen biology and the climatic and maintenance conditions. The locus where the plant is growing, for example paddy field, may be impregnated with a liquid formulation of the composition, or the composition is incorporated in solid form into the soil, for example, in granular form (soil application) or penetrates the plant through the roots via the soil (systemic action). Alternatively, the occurrence of diseases may be eradicated and prevented by coating or immersing the seeds.

The composition may be used by applying the active ingredients alone or in admixture with additives.

The composition of the present invention may be prepared into various formulations, for example, a wettable powder, a suspension, an oily suspension, water dispersible granules, an aqueous emulsion, or a microemulsion. Depending on the properties of the compositions, the objectives intended to be achieved by applying the compositions, and the environmental conditions, the compositions may be applied by spraying, atomizing, dusting, scattering, or pouring.

The composition of the present invention may be prepared into various formulations through known processes. The active ingredients may be uniformly mixed with an adjuvant such as a solvent or a solid carrier and a surfactant if needed, and ground to prepare a desired formulation.

The solvent may be selected from aromatic hydrocarbons containing preferably 8 to 12 carbon atoms, for example, a xylene mixture, substituted benzene, or a phthalate ester, for example, dibutyl or dioctyl phthalate; aliphatic hydrocarbons, for example, cyclohexane or paraffin; alcohols, glycols and ethers and esters thereof, for example, ethanol, ethylene glycol, and ethylene glycol monomethyl ether; ketones, for example, cyclohexanone; high-polarity solvents, for example, N-methyl-2-pyrrolidone, dimethyl sulfoxide, or dimethyl formamide; and vegetable oils, for example, soy bean oil.

The solid carrier includes for example natural mineral fillers generally used for powders and dispersible powders, for example, talc, kaolin, montmorillonite or activated bauxite. To manage the physical properties of the composition, highly dispersive silicic acid or highly dispersive absorbent polymer carrier may also be added, for example, granular adsorptive carrier or non-adsorptive carrier. The suitable granular adsorptive carrier is porous, for example, pumice, soapy clay or bentonite. The suitable non-adsorptive carrier includes for example calcite or sand. Moreover, a large amount of inorganic or organic material that is pre-prepared into granules and especially dolomite may be used as the carrier.

As desired by the chemical nature of the active ingredients in the composition according to the present invention, the suitable surfactant includes ligninsulfonic acid, naphthalenesulfonic acid, phenolsulfonic acid, alkaline earth metal or amine salts, alkylarylsulfonates, alkylsulfates, alkylsulfonates, fatty alcohol sulfates, fatty acids and ethylene glycol sulfated fatty alcohol ethers, condensation products of sulfonated naphthalene and naphthalene derivatives with formaldehyde, condensation products of naphthalene or naphthalenesulfonic acid with phenol and formaldehyde, polyoxyethylene octyl phenyl ethers, ethoxylated iso-octylphenol, octylphenol, nonylphenol, alkylaryl polyethylene glycol ethers, tributylphenyl polyethylene glycol ether, tristearylphenyl polyethylene glycol ether, alkylaryl polyether alcohols, ethoxylated castor oil, polyoxyethylene alkyl ethers, condensation products of ethylene oxide, ethoxylated polyoxypropylene, polyethylene glycol ether laurate acetal, sorbates, waste lignin sulfite liquor, and methyl cellulose.

The two active ingredients in the fungicidal composition of the present invention have a synergistic effect, such that the activity of the composition is obviously higher than the respective activity or expected sum of the respective activity of single compounds alone. The synergistic effect leads to a reduced application rate, a broadened fungicidal spectrum, fast onset of action, and a prolonged control effect, whereby the fungi harmful to plants can be well controlled only by means of one or several applications, and the underlying application interval is widened. In this application, the above effect is further confirmed through examples of control tests on grape downy mildew, wheat rust, potato late blight, wheat powdery mildew, tomato grey mold, and grape anthracnose respectively. These features are particularly important in practice of controlling the fungi harmful to plants.

The fungicidal composition of the present invention exhibits the following additional features. 1. The composition of the present invention has an obvious synergistic effect. 2. Because the two individual agents in the composition of the present invention have highly different structures and completely different mechanisms of action, no cross resistance exists, such that the problem of resistance development occurred due to the use of single agents alone can be retarded. 3. The composition of the present invention is safe for crops, and good in the control effect. It is demonstrated through tests that the fungicidal composition of the present invention has stable chemical properties and a significant synergistic effect since the two active ingredients therein exhibit an obvious synergistic and complementary effect on the target organisms.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

To make the objectives, technical solutions, and advantages of the present invention clearer, the present invention is described in further detail with reference to examples. It should be understood that specific examples described herein are merely provided for explaining, instead of limiting the present invention. Any modifications, equivalent replacements, and improvements made without departing from the spirit and principle of the present invention fall within the protection scope of the present invention.

The percentages given in all the formulations in the examples below are all weight percentages. The various formulations are processed from the composition of the present invention by a process known in the prior art which may be varied as desired.

I. Preparation Example of Formulations

The formulations processed from the fungicidal composition of the present invention are those known in the prior art. For intuitively and clearly show the synergistic effect between the active ingredients of the present invention, only the wettable powder is optionally prepared in the preparation examples of formulations and used as the pesticide formulation to validate the synergistic effect between the active ingredients.

The active ingredients benziothiazolinone and one of benthiavalicarb-isopropyl, zoxamide, prothioconazole, boscalid, fenamidone, fluopicolide, famoxadone, pyraclostrobin, picoxystrobin or fluazinam were fully mixed with various adjuvants and fillers in proportion, and ground by an ultra-fine grinder, to obtain a wettable powder.

Example 1 62% Benziothiazolinone•Benthiavalicarb-Isopropyl Wettable Powder

benziothiazolinone 60%, benthiavalicarb-isopropyl 2%, a sodium alkyl naphthalene sulfonate 4%, sodium dodecyl sulfonate 3%, ammonium sulfate 3%, and light calcium carbonate q.s. to 100%.

Example 2 50% Benziothiazolinone•Benthiavalicarb-Isopropyl Wettable Powder

benziothiazolinone 25%, benthiavalicarb-isopropyl 25%, sodium lignin sulfonate 6%, sodium dodecyl sulfonate 3%, xanthan gum 1%, sodium carboxymethyl starch 1%, and attapulgite clay q.s. to 100%.

Example 3 65% Benziothiazolinone•Benthiavalicarb-Isopropyl Wettable Powder

benziothiazolinone 2%, benthiavalicarb-isopropyl 63%, sodium lignin sulfonate 5%, a sodium methylnaphthalene sulfonate formaldehyde condensate 7%, sodium dodecyl sulfate 3%, and diatomaceous earth q.s. to 100%

Example 4 85% Benziothiazolinone•Zoxamide Wettable Powder

benziothiazolinone 83%, zoxamide 2%, ammonium sulfate 1%, sodium alginate 2%, a sodium methylnaphthalene sulfonate formaldehyde condensate 1%, organic silicone 1%, and bentonite q.s. to 100%

Example 5 30% Benziothiazolinone•Zoxamide Wettable Powder

benziothiazolinone 15%, zoxamide 15%, sodium dodecyl sulfonate 2%, a sodium alkyl naphthalene sulfonate 2%, ammonium sulfate 3%, and light calcium carbonate q.s. to 100%.

Example 6 75% Benziothiazolinone•Zoxamide Wettable Powder

benziothiazolinone 2%, zoxamide 73%, a sodium methylnaphthalene sulfonate formaldehyde condensate 5%, sodium lignin sulfonate 4%, sodium dodecyl sulfate 3%, and diatomaceous earth q.s. to 100%.

Example 7 62% Benziothiazolinone•Prothioconazole Wettable Powder

benziothiazolinone 60%, prothioconazole 2%, sodium carboxymethyl starch 1%, sodium dodecyl sulfonate 4%, sodium lignin sulfonate 4%, xanthan gum 1%, and attapulgite clay q.s. to 100%.

Example 8 40% Benziothiazolinone•Prothioconazole Wettable Powder

benziothiazolinone 20%, prothioconazole 20%, ammonium sulfate 1%, sodium alginate 2%, a sodium methylnaphthalene sulfonate formaldehyde condensate 1%, organic silicone 1%, and bentonite q.s. to 100%.

Example 9 65% Benziothiazolinone•Prothioconazole Wettable Powder

benziothiazolinone 2%, prothioconazole 63%, a sodium methylnaphthalene sulfonate formaldehyde condensate 5%, sodium lignin sulfonate 4%, sodium dodecyl sulfate 3%, and diatomaceous earth q.s. to 100%.

Example 10 65% Benziothiazolinone•Boscalid Wettable Powder

benziothiazolinone 63%, boscalid 2%, calcium lignin sulfonate 2%, sodium dodecylbenzene sulfonate 1%, bentonite 2%, and attapulgite clay q.s. to 100%.

Example 11 60% Benziothiazolinone•Boscalid Wettable Powder

benziothiazolinone 30%, boscalid 30%, an alkylpolyoxyethylene ether sulfonate 1%, nekal 2%, bentonite 1.5%, white carbon black 2%, and diatomaceous earth q.s. to 100%.

Example 12 62% Benziothiazolinone•Boscalid Wettable Powder

benziothiazolinone 2%, boscalid 60%, a sodium alkylsulfonate 6%, sodium lignin sulfonate 6%, white carbon black 5%, and kaolin q.s. to 100%.

Example 13 62% Benziothiazolinone•Fenamidone Wettable Powder

benziothiazolinone 60%, fenamidone 2%, a polyoxyethylene octyl phenyl ether 2%, sodium lignin sulfonate 6%, white carbon black 4%, and diatomaceous earth q.s. to 100%.

Example 14 50% Benziothiazolinone•Fenamidone Wettable Powder

benziothiazolinone 25%, fenamidone 25%, calcium lignin sulfonate 7%, white carbon black 5%, sodium dodecylbenzene sulfonate 3%, and attapulgite clay q.s. to 100%.

Example 15 62% Benziothiazolinone•Fenamidone Wettable Powder

benziothiazolinone 2%, fenamidone 60%, calcium lignin sulfonate 5%, bentonite 4%, a polyoxyethylene octyl phenyl ether 3%, and attapulgite clay q.s. to 100%.

Example 16 65% Benziothiazolinone•Fluopicolide Wettable Powder

benziothiazolinone 63%, fluopicolide 2%, a polyoxyethylene octyl phenyl ether 1%, sodium lignin sulfonate 2%, white carbon black 3%, and diatomaceous earth q.s. to 100%.

Example 17 50% Benziothiazolinone•Fluopicolide Wettable Powder

benziothiazolinone 25%, fluopicolide 25%, sodium dodecylbenzene sulfonate 3%, white carbon black 5%, calcium lignin sulfonate 7%, and attapulgite clay q.s. to 100%.

Example 18 65% Benziothiazolinone•Fluopicolide Wettable Powder

benziothiazolinone 3%, fluopicolide 62%, calcium lignin sulfonate 5%, bentonite 4%, a polyoxyethylene octyl phenyl ether 3%, and attapulgite clay q.s. to 100%.

Example 19 60% Benziothiazolinone•Famoxadone Wettable Powder

benziothiazolinone 58%, famoxadone 2%, sodium dodecylbenzene sulfonate 2%, bentonite 1%, calcium lignin sulfonate 2%, and attapulgite clay q.s. to 100%.

Example 20 50% Benziothiazolinone•Famoxadone Wettable Powder

benziothiazolinone 25%, famoxadone 25%, sodium lignin sulfonate 6%, an alkylsulfonate 6%, white carbon black 11%, and kaolin q.s. to 100%.

Example 21 60% Benziothiazolinone•Famoxadone Wettable Powder

benziothiazolinone 2%, famoxadone 58%, nekal 1%, an alkylpolyoxyethylene ether sulfonate 2%, bentonite 1.5%, white carbon black 2%, and diatomaceous earth q.s. to 100%.

Example 22 62% Benziothiazolinone•Pyraclostrobin Wettable Powder

benziothiazolinone 60%, pyraclostrobin 2%, a sodium alkyl naphthalene sulfonate 4%, sodium dodecyl sulfonate 3%, ammonium sulfate 3%, and light calcium carbonate q.s. to 100%.

Example 23 50% Benziothiazolinone•Pyraclostrobin Wettable Powder

benziothiazolinone 25%, pyraclostrobin 25%, sodium lignin sulfonate 6%, sodium dodecyl sulfonate 3%, xanthan gum 1%, sodium carboxymethyl starch 1%, and attapulgite clay q.s. to 100%.

Example 24 65% Benziothiazolinone•Pyraclostrobin Wettable Powder

benziothiazolinone 2%, pyraclostrobin 63%, sodium lignin sulfonate 5%, a sodium methylnaphthalene sulfonate formaldehyde condensate 7%, sodium dodecyl sulfate 3%, and diatomaceous earth q.s. to 100%.

Example 25 65% Benziothiazolinone•Picoxystrobin Wettable Powder

benziothiazolinone 63%, picoxystrobin 2%, sodium alginate 3%, ammonium sulfate 2%, a sodium methylnaphthalene sulfonate formaldehyde condensate 1%, organic silicone 1%, and bentonite q.s. to 100%.

Example 26 30% Benziothiazolinone•Picoxystrobin Wettable Powder

benziothiazolinone 15%, picoxystrobin 15%, sodium dodecyl sulfonate 2%, a sodium alkyl naphthalene sulfonate 2%, ammonium sulfate 3%, and light calcium carbonate q.s. to 100%.

Example 27 75% Benziothiazolinone•Picoxystrobin Wettable Powder

benziothiazolinone 2%, picoxystrobin 73%, a sodium methylnaphthalene sulfonate formaldehyde condensate 5%, sodium lignin sulfonate 4%, sodium dodecyl sulfate 3%, and diatomaceous earth q.s. to 100%.

Example 28 62% Benziothiazolinone•Fluazinam Wettable Powder

benziothiazolinone 60%, fluazinam 2%, ammonium sulfate 3%, sodium carboxymethyl starch 1%, sodium dodecyl sulfonate 4%, sodium lignin sulfonate 4%, xanthan gum 1%, and attapulgite clay q.s. to 100%.

Example 29 40% Benziothiazolinone•Fluazinam Wettable Powder

benziothiazolinone 20%, fluazinam 20%, ammonium sulfate 1%, sodium alginate 2%, a sodium methylnaphthalene sulfonate formaldehyde condensate 1%, organic silicone 1%, and bentonite q.s. to 100%.

Example 30 75% Benziothiazolinone•Fluazinam Wettable Powder

benziothiazolinone 2%, fluazinam 73%, a sodium methylnaphthalene sulfonate formaldehyde condensate 5%, sodium lignin sulfonate 4%, sodium dodecyl sulfate 3%, and diatomaceous earth q.s. to 100%.

II. Efficacy Test (I) Bioassay Examples

1. Toxicity test of benziothiazolinone combined respectively with benthiavalicarb-isopropyl, zoxamide, prothioconazole, boscalid, fenamidone, fluopicolide, famoxadone, pyraclostrobin, picoxystrobin, and fluazinam on downy mildew pathogens of grape

Test target organisms: downy mildew pathogens of grape

Based on the test grade scale, the disease development on the leaves of the whole grape plant was investigated, and the disease index and control effect were calculated.

The control effect was converted into probability (y), the concentration of the agents (μg/ml) in solution was converted into a logarithmic value (x), the toxic regression equation and the median inhibition concentration EC50 were calculated by least square method, and the toxicity index and the co-toxicity coefficient (CTC) of the agents were calculated by SUN Peiyun method.

Actual toxicity index (ATI)=(EC50 of standard/EC50 of test agent)*100

Theoretical toxicity index (TTI)=toxicity index of agent A*percentage content of A in the mixture+toxicity index of agent B*percentage content of B in the mixture

Co-toxicity coefficient (CTC)=[actual toxicity index (ATI) of the mixture/theoretical toxicity index (TTI) of the mixture]*100

Where CTC≦80, the composition exhibits an antagonistic effect; where 80<CTC<120, the composition exhibits an additive effect, and where CTC≧120, the composition exhibits a synergistic effect.

(1) Toxicity Test of Benziothiazolinone Combined with Benthiavalicarb-Isopropyl on Downy Mildew Pathogens of Grape

TABLE 1 Toxicity test result analysis of benziothiazolinone combined with benthiavalicarb-isopropyl on downy mildew pathogens of grape Co-toxicity coefficient Name of agent EC₅₀ (μg/ml) ATI TTI (CTC) Benziothiazolinone 8.92 100 / / Benthiavalicarb-isopropyl 10.75 82.98 / / Benziothiazolinone:benthiavalicarb- 8.12 109.85 99.666 110.218 isopropyl = 50:1 Benziothiazolinone:benthiavalicarb- 7.28 122.53 99.451 123.206 isopropyl = 30:1 Benziothiazolinone:benthiavalicarb- 6.32 141.14 98.452 143.359 isopropyl = 10:1 Benziothiazolinone:benthiavalicarb- 5.83 153 91.488 167.235 isopropyl = 1:1 Benziothiazolinone:benthiavalicarb- 5.69 156.77 84.524 185.474 isopropyl = 1:10 Benziothiazolinone:benthiavalicarb- 8.48 105.19 83.526 125.937 isopropyl = 1:30 Benziothiazolinone:benthiavalicarb- 9.31 95.81 83.311 115.003 isopropyl = 1:50

The results (in Table 1) show that the control effect of the combination of benziothiazolinone with benthiavalicarb-isopropyl on downy mildew of grape is significantly improved, suggesting that the combination has an obvious synergistic effect on downy mildew pathogens of grape.

(2) Toxicity Test of Benziothiazolinone Combined with Zoxamide on Downy Mildew Pathogens of Grape

TABLE 2 Toxicity test result analysis of benziothiazolinone combined with zoxamide on downy mildew pathogens of grape Co-toxicity coefficient Name of agent EC₅₀ (μg/ml) ATI TTI (CTC) Benziothiazolinone 9.41 100 / / Zoxamide 11.49 81.9 / / Benziothiazolinone:zoxamide = 50:1 9.16 102.73 99.645 103.096 Benziothiazolinone:zoxamide = 30:1 7.63 123.33 99.416 124.054 Benziothiazolinone:zoxamide = 10:1 6.51 144.55 98.354 146.969 Benziothiazolinone:zoxamide = 1:1 5.59 168.34 90.949 185.093 Benziothiazolinone:zoxamide = 1:10 5.93 158.68 83.543 189.938 Benziothiazolinone:zoxamide = 1:30 9.22 102.06 82.481 123.738 Benziothiazolinone:zoxamide = 1:50 10.15 92.71 82.252 112.715

The results (in Table 2) show that the control effect of the combination of benziothiazolinone with zoxamide on downy mildew of grape is significantly improved, suggesting that the combination has an obvious synergistic effect on downy mildew pathogens of grape.

(3) Toxicity Test of Benziothiazolinone Combined with Prothioconazole on Downy Mildew Pathogens of Grape

TABLE 3 Toxicity test result analysis of benziothiazolinone combined with prothioconazole on downy mildew pathogens of grape Co-toxicity EC₅₀ coefficient Name of agent (μg/ml) ATI TTI (CTC) Benziothiazolinone 10.05 100 / / Prothioconazole 13.26 75.79 / / Benziothiazolinone:prothioconazole = 50:1 9.51 105.68 99.525 106.184 Benziothiazolinone:prothioconazole = 30:1 8.42 119.36 99.219 120.300 Benziothiazolinone:prothioconazole = 10:1 6.85 146.72 97.799 150.022 Benziothiazolinone:prothioconazole = 1:1 7.19 139.78 87.896 159.029 Benziothiazolinone:prothioconazole = 1:10 7.95 126.42 77.993 162.091 Benziothiazolinone:prothioconazole = 1:30 10.82 92.88 76.573 121.296 Benziothiazolinone:prothioconazole = 1:50 12.15 82.72 76.267 108.461

The results (in Table 3) show that the control effect of the combination of benziothiazolinone with prothioconazole on downy mildew of grape is significantly improved, suggesting that the combination has an obvious synergistic effect on downy mildew pathogens of grape.

(4) Toxicity Test of Benziothiazolinone Combined with Boscalid on Downy Mildew Pathogens of Grape

TABLE 4 Toxicity test result analysis of benziothiazolinone combined with boscalid on downy mildew pathogens of grape Co-toxicity coefficient Name of agent EC₅₀ (μg/ml) ATI TTI (CTC) Benziothiazolinone 9.46 100 / / Boscalid 11.61 81.48 / / Benziothiazolinone:boscalid = 50:1 9.12 103.73 99.637 104.108 Benziothiazolinone:boscalid = 30:1 7.86 120.36 99.403 121.083 Benziothiazolinone:boscalid = 10:1 6.82 138.71 98.316 141.086 Benziothiazolinone:boscalid = 1:1 6.87 137.7 90.741 151.751 Benziothiazolinone:boscalid = 1:10 7.83 120.82 83.165 145.277 Benziothiazolinone:boscalid = 1:30 9.51 99.47 82.079 121.188 Benziothiazolinone:boscalid = 1:50 10.62 89.08 81.845 108.840

The results (in Table 4) show that the control effect of the combination of benziothiazolinone with boscalid on downy mildew of grape is significantly improved, suggesting that the combination has an obvious synergistic effect on downy mildew pathogens of grape.

(5) Toxicity Test of Benziothiazolinone Combined with Fenamidone on Downy Mildew Pathogens of Grape

TABLE 5 Toxicity test result analysis of benziothiazolinone combined with fenamidone on downy mildew pathogens of grape Co-toxicity coefficient Name of agent EC₅₀(μg/ml) ATI TTI (CTC) Benziothiazolinone 10.59 100 / / Fenamidone 12.78 82.86 / / Benziothiazolinone:fenamidone = 10.13 104.54 99.664 104.892 50:1 Benziothiazolinone:fenamidone = 8.64 122.57 99.447 123.252 30:1 Benziothiazolinone:fenamidone = 6.68 158.53 98.442 161.039 10:1 Benziothiazolinone:fenamidone = 7.27 145.67 91.432 159.321 1:1 Benziothiazolinone:fenamidone = 7.92 133.71 84.422 158.383 1:10 Benziothiazolinone:fenamidone = 10.43 101.53 83.417 121.714 1:30 Benziothiazolinone:fenamidone = 12.27 86.31 83.2 103.738 1:50

The results (in Table 5) show that the control effect of the combination of benziothiazolinone with fenamidone on downy mildew of grape is significantly improved, suggesting that the combination has an obvious synergistic effect on downy mildew pathogens of grape.

(6) Toxicity Test of Benziothiazolinone Combined with Fluopicolide on Downy Mildew Pathogens of Grape

TABLE 6 Toxicity test result analysis of benziothiazolinone combined with fluopicolide on downy mildew pathogens of grape Co-toxicity EC₅₀ coefficient Name of agent (μg/ml) ATI TTI (CTC) Benziothiazolinone 12.17 100 / / Fluopicolide 15.32 79.44 / / Benziothiazolinone:fluopicolide = 50:1 11.62 104.73 99.597 105.154 Benziothiazolinone:fluopicolide = 30:1 10.13 120.14 99.337 120.942 Benziothiazolinone:fluopicolide = 10:1 8.74 139.24 98.131 141.892 Benziothiazolinone:fluopicolide = 1:1 8.12 149.88 89.719 167.055 Benziothiazolinone:fluopicolide = 1:10 8.49 143.35 81.308 176.305 Benziothiazolinone:fluopicolide = 1:30 12.18 99.92 80.102 124.741 Benziothiazolinone:fluopicolide = 1:50 13.44 90.55 79.842 113.411

The results (in Table 6) show that the control effect of the combination of benziothiazolinone with fluopicolide on downy mildew of grape is significantly improved, suggesting that the combination has an obvious synergistic effect on downy mildew pathogens of grape.

(7) Toxicity Test of Benziothiazolinone Combined with Famoxadone on Downy Mildew Pathogens of Grape

TABLE 7 Toxicity test result analysis of benziothiazolinone combined with famoxadone on downy mildew pathogens of grape Co-toxicity EC₅₀ coefficient Name of agent (μg/ml) ATI TTI (CTC) Benziothiazolinone 11.36 100 / / Famoxadone 13.81 82.26 / / Benziothiazolinone:famoxadone = 50:1 10.56 107.58 99.652 107.956 Benziothiazolinone:famoxadone = 30:1 9.47 119.96 99.428 120.650 Benziothiazolinone:famoxadone = 10:1 8.69 130.72 98.387 132.863 Benziothiazolinone:famoxadone = 1:1 8.21 138.37 91.13 151.838 Benziothiazolinone:famoxadone = 1:10 9.42 120.59 83.872 143.779 Benziothiazolinone:famoxadone = 1:30 11.08 102.53 82.832 123.781 Benziothiazolinone:famoxadone = 1:50 12.15 93.5 82.607 113.187

The results (in Table 7) show that the control effect of the combination of benziothiazolinone with famoxadone on downy mildew of grape is significantly improved, suggesting that the combination has an obvious synergistic effect on downy mildew pathogens of grape.

(8) Toxicity Test of Benziothiazolinone Combined with Pyraclostrobin on Downy Mildew Pathogens of Grape

TABLE 8 Toxicity test result analysis of benziothiazolinone combined with pyraclostrobin on downy mildew pathogens of grape Co-toxicity coefficient Name of agent EC₅₀ (μg/ml) ATI TTI (CTC) Benziothiazolinone 11.85 100 / / pyraclostrobin 10.69 110.85 / / Benziothiazolinone:pyraclostrobin = 10.19 116.29 100.213 116.043 50:1 Benziothiazolinone:pyraclostrobin = 9.52 124.47 100.35 124.036 30:1 Benziothiazolinone:pyraclostrobin = 7.41 159.92 100.986 158.359 10:1 Benziothiazolinone:pyraclostrobin = 7.12 166.43 105.426 157.864 1:1 Benziothiazolinone:pyraclostrobin = 8.27 143.29 109.865 130.424 1:10 Benziothiazolinone:pyraclostrobin = 8.71 136.05 110.501 123.121 1:30 Benziothiazolinone:pyraclostrobin = 10.15 116.75 110.638 105.524 1:50

The results (in Table 8) show that the control effect of the combination of benziothiazolinone with pyraclostrobin on downy mildew of grape is significantly improved, suggesting that the combination has an obvious synergistic effect on downy mildew pathogens of grape.

(9) Toxicity Test of Benziothiazolinone Combined with Picoxystrobin on Downy Mildew Pathogens of Grape

TABLE 9 Toxicity test result analysis of benziothiazolinone combined with picoxystrobin on downy mildew pathogens of grape Co-toxicity EC₅₀ coefficient Name of agent (μg/ml) ATI TTI (CTC) Benziothiazolinone 14.18 100 / / Picoxystrobin 15.31 92.62 / / Benziothiazolinone:picoxystrobin = 50:1 13.08 108.41 99.855 108.567 Benziothiazolinone:picoxystrobin = 30:1 11.46 123.73 99.762 124.025 Benziothiazolinone:picoxystrobin = 10:1 9.87 143.67 99.329 144.641 Benziothiazolinone:picoxystrobin = 1:1 9.93 142.8 96.31 148.271 Benziothiazolinone:picoxystrobin = 1:10 10.16 139.57 93.29 149.609 Benziothiazolinone:picoxystrobin = 1:30 12.42 114.17 92.857 122.952 Benziothiazolinone:picoxystrobin = 1:50 14.45 98.13 92.764 105.785

The results (in Table 9) show that the control effect of the combination of benziothiazolinone with picoxystrobin on downy mildew of grape is significantly improved, suggesting that the combination has an obvious synergistic effect on downy mildew pathogens of grape.

(10) Toxicity Test of Benziothiazolinone Combined with Fluazinam on Downy Mildew Pathogens of Grape

TABLE 10 Toxicity test result analysis of benziothiazolinone combined with fluazinam on downy mildew pathogens of grape Co-toxicity EC₅₀ coefficient Name of agent (μg/ml) ATI TTI (CTC) Benziothiazolinone hydrochloride 12.87 100 / / Fluazinam 11.24 114.5 / / Benziothiazolinone:fluazinam = 50:1 11.16 115.32 100.284 114.993 Benziothiazolinone:fluazinam = 30:1 10.22 125.93 100.468 125.343 Benziothiazolinone:fluazinam = 10:1 8.27 155.62 101.318 153.596 Benziothiazolinone:fluazinam = 1:1 7.81 164.79 107.251 153.649 Benziothiazolinone:fluazinam = 1:10 8.12 158.5 113.183 140.039 Benziothiazolinone:fluazinam = 1:30 9.18 140.2 114.034 122.946 Benziothiazolinone:fluazinam = 1:50 10.45 123.16 114.217 107.830

The results (in Table 10) show that the control effect of the combination of benziothiazolinone with fluazinam on downy mildew of grape is significantly improved, suggesting that the combination has an obvious synergistic effect on downy mildew pathogens of grape.

2. Toxicity Test of Benziothiazolinone Combined Respectively with Pyraclostrobin, Boscalid, Benthiavalicarb-Isopropyl, Zoxamide, and Fenamidone on Late Blight Pathogens of Potato

The test method was the same as above. (The test results are shown in Tables 11, 12, 13, 14, and 15 respectively)

(1) Toxicity Test of Benziothiazolinone Combined with Pyraclostrobin on Late Blight Pathogens of Potato

TABLE 11 Toxicity test result analysis of benziothiazolinone combined with pyraclostrobin on late blight pathogens of potato Co-toxicity EC₅₀ coefficient Name of agent (μg/ml) ATI TTI (CTC) Benziothiazolinone 6.89 100.00 / / pyraclostrobin 5.28 130.49 / / Benziothiazolinone:pyraclostrobin = 50:1 5.72 120.45 100.598 119.74 Benziothiazolinone:pyraclostrobin = 30:1 5.44 126.65 100.984 125.42 Benziothiazolinone:pyraclostrobin = 10:1 4.63 148.81 102.772 144.80 Benziothiazolinone:pyraclostrobin = 1:1 3.32 207.53 115.246 180.08 Benziothiazolinone:pyraclostrobin = 1:10 2.93 235.15 127.720 184.12 Benziothiazolinone:pyraclostrobin = 1:30 4.21 163.66 129.509 126.37 Benziothiazolinone:pyraclostrobin = 1:50 4.68 147.22 129.895 113.34

The results (in Table 11) show that the control effect of the combination of benziothiazolinone with pyraclostrobin on late blight of potato is significantly improved, suggesting that the combination has an obvious synergistic effect on late blight pathogens of potato.

(2) Toxicity Test of Benziothiazolinone Combined with Boscalid on Late Blight Pathogens of Potato

TABLE 12 Toxicity test result analysis of benziothiazolinone combined with boscalid on late blight pathogens of potato Co-toxicity coefficient Name of agent EC₅₀ (μg/ml) ATI TTI (CTC) Benziothiazolinone 5.58 100.00 / / Boscalid 6.31 88.43 / / Benziothiazolinone:boscalid = 50:1 4.78 116.74 99.7732 117.005 Benziothiazolinone:boscalid = 30:1 4.62 120.78 99.6268 121.232 Benziothiazolinone:boscalid = 10:1 4.21 132.54 98.9483 133.950 Benziothiazolinone:boscalid = 1:1 3.28 170.12 94.2155 180.567 Benziothiazolinone:boscalid = 1:10 3.18 175.47 89.4828 196.095 Benziothiazolinone:boscalid = 1:30 4.91 113.65 88.8043 127.973 Benziothiazolinone:boscalid = 1:50 5.55 100.54 88.6579 113.403

The results (in Table 12) show that the control effect of the combination of benziothiazolinone with boscalid on late blight of potato is significantly improved, suggesting that the combination has an obvious synergistic effect on late blight pathogens of potato.

(3) Toxicity Test of Benziothiazolinone Combined with Benthiavalicarb-Isopropyl on Late Blight Pathogens of Potato

TABLE 13 Toxicity test result analysis of benziothiazolinone combined with benthiavalicarb-isopropyl on late blight pathogens of potato Co-toxicity coefficient Name of agent EC₅₀ (μg/ml) ATI TTI (CTC) Benziothiazolinone 6.22 100.000 / / Benthiavalicarb-isopropyl 6.73 92.422 / / Benziothiazolinone:benthiavalicarb- 5.43 114.549 99.851 114.719 isopropyl = 50:1 Benziothiazolinone:benthiavalicarb- 5.11 121.722 99.756 122.020 isopropyl = 30:1 Benziothiazolinone:benthiavalicarb- 4.17 149.161 99.311 150.195 isopropyl = 10:1 Benziothiazolinone:benthiavalicarb- 3.69 168.564 96.211 175.202 isopropyl = 1:1 Benziothiazolinone:benthiavalicarb- 4.25 146.353 93.111 157.181 isopropyl = 1:10 Benziothiazolinone:benthiavalicarb- 5.23 118.929 92.666 128.341 isopropyl = 1:30 Benziothiazolinone:benthiavalicarb- 5.61 110.873 92.571 119.772 isopropyl = 1:50

The results (in Table 13) show that the control effect of the combination of benziothiazolinone with benthiavalicarb-isopropyl on late blight of potato is significantly improved, suggesting that the combination has an obvious synergistic effect on late blight pathogens of potato.

(4) Toxicity Test of Benziothiazolinone Combined with Zoxamide on Late Blight Pathogens of Potato

TABLE 14 Toxicity test result analysis of benziothiazolinone combined with zoxamide on late blight pathogens of potato Co-toxicity EC₅₀ coefficient Name of agent (μg/ml) ATI TTI (CTC) Benziothiazolinone 5.89 100.00 / / Zoxamide 6.21 94.85 / / Benziothiazolinone:zoxamide = 50:1 5.21 113.05 99.899 113.164 Benziothiazolinone:zoxamide = 30:1 4.82 122.2 99.834 122.403 Benziothiazolinone:zoxamide = 10:1 4.09 144.01 99.532 144.687 Benziothiazolinone:zoxamide = 1:1 3.58 164.53 97.424 168.880 Benziothiazolinone:zoxamide = 1:10 4.05 145.43 95.315 152.578 Benziothiazolinone:zoxamide = 1:30 5.21 113.05 95.013 118.984 Benziothiazolinone:zoxamide = 1:50 5.42 108.67 94.948 114.452

The results (in Table 14) show that the control effect of the combination of benziothiazolinone with zoxamide on late blight of potato is significantly improved, suggesting that the combination has an obvious synergistic effect on late blight pathogens of potato.

(5) Toxicity Test of Benziothiazolinone Combined with Fenamidone on Late Blight Pathogens of Potato

TABLE 15 Toxicity test result analysis of benziothiazolinone combined with fenamidone on late blight pathogens of potato Co-toxicity EC₅₀ coefficient Name of agent (μg/ml) ATI TTI (CTC) Benziothiazolinone 6.12 100.00 / / Fenamidone 6.58 93.01 / / Benziothiazolinone:fenamidone = 50:1 5.31 115.25 99.863 115.408 Benziothiazolinone:fenamidone = 30:1 4.52 135.4 99.774 135.707 Benziothiazolinone:fenamidone = 10:1 4.15 147.47 99.364 148.414 Benziothiazolinone:fenamidone = 1:1 3.61 169.53 96.505 175.670 Benziothiazolinone:fenamidone = 1:10 4.23 144.68 93.645 154.498 Benziothiazolinone:fenamidone = 1:30 5.16 118.6 93.235 127.205 Benziothiazolinone:fenamidone = 1:50 5.37 113.97 93.146 122.356

The results (in Table 15) show that the control effect of the combination of benziothiazolinone with fenamidone on late blight of potato is significantly improved, suggesting that the combination has an obvious synergistic effect on late blight pathogens of potato.

3. Toxicity Test of Benziothiazolinone Combined Respectively with Fluazinam, Prothioconazole, Picoxystrobin, Fluopicolide, and Famoxadone on Rust Pathogens of Wheat

Test target organism: rust pathogens of wheat

The test method was the same as above. (The test results are shown in Tables 16, 17, 18, 19, and 20 respectively)

(1) Toxicity Test of Benziothiazolinone Combined with Fluazinam on Rust Pathogens of Wheat

TABLE 16 Toxicity test result analysis of benziothiazolinone combined with fluazinam on rust pathogens of wheat Co-toxicity EC₅₀ coefficient Name of agent (μg/ml) ATI TTI (CTC) Benziothiazolinone hydrochloride 7.68 100 / / Fluazinam 8.15 94.23 / / Benziothiazolinone:fluazinam = 50:1 6.82 112.61 99.887 112.737 Benziothiazolinone:fluazinam = 30:1 6.41 119.81 99.814 120.033 Benziothiazolinone:fluazinam = 10:1 5.68 135.21 99.476 135.922 Benziothiazolinone:fluazinam = 1:1 5.21 147.41 97.117 151.786 Benziothiazolinone:fluazinam = 1:10 5.56 138.13 94.757 145.773 Benziothiazolinone:fluazinam = 1:30 6.46 118.89 94.419 125.917 Benziothiazolinone:fluazinam = 1:50 6.87 111.79 94.346 118.489

The results (in Table 16) show that the control effect of the combination of benziothiazolinone with fluazinam on rust of wheat is significantly improved, suggesting that the combination has an obvious synergistic effect on rust pathogens of wheat.

(2) Toxicity Test of Benziothiazolinone Combined with Prothioconazole on Rust Pathogens of Wheat

TABLE 17 Toxicity test result analysis of benziothiazolinone combined with prothioconazole on rust pathogens of wheat Co-toxicity EC₅₀ coefficient Name of agent (μg/ml) ATI TTI (CTC) Benziothiazolinone 7.92 100 / / Prothioconazole 7.68 103.13 / / Benziothiazolinone:prothioconazole = 50:1 7.11 111.39 100.061 111.322 Benziothiazolinone:prothioconazole = 30:1 6.45 122.79 100.101 122.666 Benziothiazolinone:prothioconazole = 10:1 5.61 141.18 100.284 140.780 Benziothiazolinone:prothioconazole = 1:1 4.63 171.06 101.563 168.427 Benziothiazolinone:prothioconazole = 1:10 5.27 150.28 102.841 146.128 Benziothiazolinone:prothioconazole = 1:30 6.21 127.54 103.024 123.796 Benziothiazolinone:prothioconazole = 1:50 6.62 119.64 103.064 116.083

The results (in Table 17) show that the control effect of the combination of benziothiazolinone with prothioconazole on rust of wheat is significantly improved, suggesting that the combination has an obvious synergistic effect on rust pathogens of wheat.

(3) Toxicity Test of Benziothiazolinone Combined with Picoxystrobin on Rust Pathogens of Wheat

TABLE 18 Toxicity test result analysis of benziothiazolinone combined with picoxystrobin on rust pathogens of wheat Co-toxicity EC₅₀ coefficient Name of agent (μg/ml) ATI TTI (CTC) benziothiazolinone 7.51 100 / / picoxystrobin 8.26 90.92 / / benziothiazolinone:picoxystrobin = 50:1 6.52 115.18 99.822 115.385 benziothiazolinone:picoxystrobin = 30:1 6.21 120.93 99.707 121.285 benziothiazolinone:picoxystrobin = 10:1 5.48 137.04 99.175 138.180 benziothiazolinone:picoxystrobin = 1:1 4.31 174.25 95.46 182.537 benziothiazolinone:picoxystrobin = 1:10 5.18 144.98 91.746 158.023 benziothiazolinone:picoxystrobin = 1:30 6.72 111.76 91.213 122.526 benziothiazolinone:picoxystrobin = 1:50 6.98 107.59 91.098 118.104

The results (in Table 18) show that the control effect of the combination of benziothiazolinone with picoxystrobin on rust of wheat is significantly improved, suggesting that the combination has an obvious synergistic effect on rust pathogens of wheat.

(4) Toxicity Test of Benziothiazolinone Combined with Fluopicolide on Rust Pathogens of Wheat

TABLE 19 Toxicity test result analysis of benziothiazolinone combined with fluopicolide on rust pathogens of wheat Co-toxicity EC₅₀ coefficient Name of agent (μg/ml) ATI TTI (CTC) Benziothiazolinone 7.93 100 / / Fluopicolide 7.69 103.12 / / Benziothiazolinone:fluopicolide = 50:1 6.98 113.61 100.061 113.541 Benziothiazolinone:fluopicolide = 30:1 6.32 125.47 100.101 125.343 Benziothiazolinone:fluopicolide = 10:1 5.26 150.76 100.284 150.333 Benziothiazolinone:fluopicolide = 1:1 4.91 161.51 101.56 159.029 Benziothiazolinone:fluopicolide = 1:10 5.32 149.06 102.837 144.948 Benziothiazolinone:fluopicolide = 1:30 6.66 119.07 103.02 115.579 Benziothiazolinone:fluopicolide = 1:50 6.85 115.77 103.06 112.333

The results (in Table 19) show that the control effect of the combination of benziothiazolinone with fluopicolide on rust of wheat is significantly improved, suggesting that the combination has an obvious synergistic effect on rust pathogens of wheat.

(5) Toxicity Test of Benziothiazolinone Combined with Famoxadone on Rust Pathogens of Wheat

TABLE 20 Toxicity test result analysis of benziothiazolinone combined with famoxadone on rust pathogens of wheat Co-toxicity EC₅₀ coefficient Name of agent (μg/ml) ATI TTI (CTC) Benziothiazolinone 7.51 100 / / Famoxadone 7.96 94.35 / / Benziothiazolinone:famoxadone = 50:1 6.51 115.36 99.889 115.488 Benziothiazolinone:famoxadone = 30:1 6.17 121.72 99.818 121.942 Benziothiazolinone:famoxadone = 10:1 5.12 146.68 99.486 147.438 Benziothiazolinone:famoxadone = 1:1 4.56 164.69 97.173 169.481 Benziothiazolinone:famoxadone = 1:10 5.27 142.5 94.861 150.220 Benziothiazolinone:famoxadone = 1:30 6.52 115.18 94.529 121.846 Benziothiazolinone:famoxadone = 1:50 7.21 104.16 94.458 110.271

The results (in Table 20) show that the control effect of the combination of benziothiazolinone with famoxadone on rust of wheat is significantly improved, suggesting that the combination has an obvious synergistic effect on rust pathogens of wheat.

(II) Field Efficacy Test

Test method: in early stage of disease development, the first spray was given immediately, and then the second application was given after 7 days. Each treatment included 4 plots of 20 square meters each. The disease development before application and 10 days after the second application was statistically investigated. Samples were collected from 5 locations in each plot at random, and 5 plants were investigated at each location by investigating the percentages of the disease spot area on the leaves relative to the leaf area of the whole plant and grading. The disease index and the control effect were calculated.

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Grade Scale:

Grade 0: no disease spot;

Grade 1: number of disease spots on the leaf <5, and length <1 cm;

Grade 3: 6≦number of disease spots on the leaf ≦10, and length of some disease spots >1 cm;

Grade 5: 11≦number of disease spots on the leaf ≦25, some disease spots are contiguous, and the disease spot area is 10-25% of the leaf area;

Grade 7: number of disease spots on the leaf ≧26, the disease spots are contiguous, and the disease spot area is 26-50% of the leaf area;

Grade 9: the disease spots are contiguous, and the disease spot area is above 50% of the leaf area, or all the leaves all wilted.

1. Field Efficacy Test of Benziothiazolinone Combined Respectively with Pyraclostrobin, Prothioconazole, Picoxystrobin, Fluopicolide, and Famoxadone for Controlling Wheat Powdery Mildew

TABLE 21 Field efficacy test of benziothiazolinone combined with the above fungicides for wheat powdery mildew Day 11 after the second Disease application Application index Control rate before Disease effect No. Treatment agent (a.i.g/ha) application index (%) Example 5% benziothiazolinone 145.2 4.02 7.51 75.2 22 microemulsion 10% pyraclostrobin aqueous 4.8 4.14 29.24 6.2 solution Anticipated control effect after — — — 76.7 mixing them 62% 150 4.43 5.40 83.8 benziothiazolinone•pyraclostrobin wettable powder (benziothiazolinone:pyraclostrobin = 60:2) Example 5% benziothiazolinone 75 4.72 20.19 43.2 23 microemulsion 10% pyraclostrobin aqueous 75 4.83 19.60 46.1 solution Anticipated control effect after — — — 69.4 mixing them 50% 150 4.19 5.43 82.8 benziothiazolinone•pyraclostrobin wettable powder (benziothiazolinone:pyraclostrobin = 25:25) Example 5% benziothiazolinone 4.8 4.6 33.22 4.1 24 microemulsion 10% pyraclostrobin aqueous 145.2 4.63 8.05 76.9 solution Anticipated control effect after — — — 77.8 mixing them 65% 150 4.62 5.18 85.1 benziothiazolinone•pyraclostrobin wettable powder (benziothiazolinone:pyraclostrobin = 2:63) Example 7 5% benziothiazolinone 145.2 4.46 9.10 72.9 microemulsion 25% prothioconazole wettable 4.8 4.79 34.20 5.2 powder Anticipated control effect after — — — 74.3 mixing them 62% 150 4.74 5.07 85.8 benziothiazolinone•prothioconazole wettable powder (benziothiazolinone:prothioconazole = 60:2) Example 8 5% benziothiazolinone 75 4.47 19.02 43.5 microemulsion 25% prothioconazole wettable 75 4.25 17.22 46.2 powder Anticipated control effect after — — — 69.6 mixing them 40% 150 4.36 5.29 83.9 benziothiazolinone•prothioconazole wettable powder (benziothiazolinone:prothioconazole = 20:20) Example 9 5% benziothiazolinone 4.6 4.63 33.51 3.9 microemulsion 25% prothioconazole wettable 145.4 4.04 6.75 77.8 powder Anticipated control effect after — — — 78.7 mixing them 65% 150 4.33 4.83 85.2 benziothiazolinone•prothioconazole wettable powder (benziothiazolinone:prothioconazole = 2:63) Example 5% benziothiazolinone 145.4 4.17 7.66 75.6 25 microemulsion 15% picoxystrobin concentrate 4.6 4.02 28.79 4.9 Anticipated control effect after — — — 76.8 mixing them 65% 150 4.23 4.84 84.8 benziothiazolinone•picoxystrobin wettable powder (benziothiazolinone:picoxystrobin = 63:2) Example 5% benziothiazolinone 75 4.47 18.98 43.6 26 microemulsion 15% picoxystrobin concentrate 75 4.16 17.17 45.2 Anticipated control effect after — — — 69.1 mixing them 30% 150 4.32 4.52 86.1 benziothiazolinone•picoxystrobin wettable powder (benziothiazolinone:picoxystrobin = 15:15) Example 5% benziothiazolinone 4 4.42 31.99 3.9 27 microemulsion 15% picoxystrobin concentrate 146 4.03 6.92 77.2 Anticipated control effect after — — — 78.1 mixing them 75% 150 4.02 4.21 86.1 benziothiazolinone•picoxystrobin wettable powder (benziothiazolinone:picoxystrobin = 2:73) Example 5% benziothiazolinone 146 4.13 7.43 76.1 16 microemulsion 10% fluopicolide suspension 4 3.87 27.63 5.2 Anticipated control effect after — — — 77.3 mixing them 65% 150 3.81 4.33 84.9 benziothiazolinone•fluopicolide wettable powder (benziothiazolinone:picoxystrobin = 63:2) Example 5% benziothiazolinone 75 3.77 16.07 43.4 17 microemulsion 10% fluopicolide suspension 75 3.82 15.48 46.2 Anticipated control effect after — — — 69.5 mixing them 50% 150 4.1 3.98 87.1 benziothiazolinone•fluopicolide wettable powder (benziothiazolinone:fluopicolide = 25:25) Example 5% benziothiazolinone 4 4.23 30.58 4.0 18 microemulsion 10% fluopicolide suspension 146 4.02 7.54 75.1 Anticipated control effect after — — — 76.1 mixing them 65% 150 4.43 5.07 84.8 benziothiazolinone•fluopicolide wettable powder (benziothiazolinone•fluopicolide = 2:63) Example 5% benziothiazolinone 145 4.23 7.74 75.7 19 microemulsion 30% famoxadone wettable 5 4.8 33.91 6.2 powder Anticipated control effect after — — — 77.2 mixing them 60% 150 4.42 4.63 86.1 benziothiazolinone•famoxadone wettable powder (benziothiazolinone:famoxadone = 58:2) Example 5% benziothiazolinone 75 3.76 16.11 43.1 20 microemulsion 30% famoxadone wettable 75 3.89 15.76 46.2 powder Anticipated control effect after — — — 69.4 mixing them 50% 150 4.06 4.34 85.8 benziothiazolinone•famoxadone wettable powder (benziothiazolinone:famoxadone = 25:25) Example 5% benziothiazolinone 5 4.12 29.57 4.7 21 microemulsion 30% famoxadone wettable 150 4.33 8.09 75.2 powder Anticipated control effect after — — — 76.4 mixing them 60% 150 4.3 4.50 86.1 benziothiazolinone•famoxadone wettable powder (benziothiazolinone:famoxadone = 2:58) Water — — 3.28 24.7 — control (CK)

The test results (in Table 21) show that the control effect of the combination of benziothiazolinone with pyraclostrobin, prothioconazole, picoxystrobin, fluopicolide, and famoxadone respectively on wheat powdery mildew is significantly improved, suggesting that the combination has an obvious synergistic effect on wheat powdery mildew.

(2) Field Efficacy Test of Benziothiazolinone Combined Respectively with Fluazinam, Boscalid, and Fluopicolide for Controlling Tomato Grey Mold

TABLE 22 Field efficacy test of benziothiazolinone or a salt thereof combined respectively with the above fungicides for tomato grey mold Day 11 after the second Disease application Application index Control rate before Disease effect No. Treatment agent (a.i.g/ha) application index (%) Example 5% benziothiazolinone 117 5.9 3.03 82.15 28 microemulsion 12.5% fluazinam suspension 3 6.23 17.42 2.95 Anticipated control effect after — — — 82.68 mixing them 62% benziothiazolinone•fluazinam 120 6.03 2.44 85.95 wettable powder (benziothiazolinone:fluazinam = 60:2) Example 5% benziothiazolinone 60 6.12 8.05 54.35 29 microemulsion 12.5% fluazinam suspension 60 6.23 10.42 41.95 Anticipated control effect after — — — 73.50 mixing them 40% benziothiazolinone•fluazinam 120 6.25 2.28 87.35 wettable powder (benziothiazolinone:fluazinam = 20:20) Example 5% benziothiazolinone 3.2 5.83 15.77 6.15 30 microemulsion 12.5% fluazinam suspension 116.8 5.78 4.12 75.25 Anticipated control effect after — — — 76.77 mixing them 75% benziothiazolinone 120 5.89 2.49 85.35 carbonate•fluazinam wettable powder (benziothiazolinone:fluazinam = 2:73) Example 5% benziothiazolinone 116.3 5.67 2.85 82.55 10 microemulsion 20% boscalid aqueous emulsion 3.7 5.83 16.25 3.25 Anticipated control effect after — — — 83.12 mixing them 65% benziothiazolinone•boscalid 120 5.7 2.24 86.35 wettable powder (benziothiazolinone:boscalid = 63:2) Example 5% benziothiazolinone 60 5.89 7.76 54.25 11 microemulsion 20% boscalid aqueous emulsion 60 6.23 9.43 47.45 Anticipated control effect after — — — 75.96 mixing them 60% benziothiazolinone•boscalid 120 5.9 2.17 87.25 wettable powder (benziothiazolinone:boscalid = 30:30) Example 5% benziothiazolinone 3.9 6.12 16.73 5.15 12 microemulsion 20% boscalid aqueous emulsion 116.1 5.78 4.12 75.25 Anticipated control effect after — — — 76.52 mixing them 62% benziothiazolinone•boscalid 120 6.03 2.46 85.85 wettable powder (benziothiazolinone:boscalid = 2:60) Example 5% benziothiazolinone 117.3 6.33 2.96 83.75 16 microemulsion 30% fluopicolide aqueous emulsion 2.8 6.33 17.83 2.25 Anticipated control effect after — — — 84.12 mixing them 65% benziothiazolinone•fluopicolide 120 6.23 2.49 86.15 wettable powder (benziothiazolinone:fluopicolide = 63:2) Example 5% benziothiazolinone 60 6.53 8.42 55.25 17 microemulsion 30% fluopicolide aqueous emulsion 60 6.14 9.05 48.85 Anticipated control effect after — — — 77.11 mixing them 50% benziothiazolinone•fluopicolide 120 6.16 2.60 85.35 wettable powder (benziothiazolinone:fluopicolide = 25:25) Example 5% benziothiazolinone 3.7 5.88 16.00 5.55 18 microemulsion 30% fluopicolide aqueous emulsion 116.3 5.9 2.95 82.65 Anticipated control effect after — — — 83.61 mixing them 65% benziothiazolinone•fluopicolide 120 6.06 2.38 86.35 wettable powder (benziothiazolinone:fluopicolide = 2:63) Water Water control — 6.08 17.52 — control (CK)

The test results (in Table 22) show that the control effect of the combination of benziothiazolinone with fluazinam, boscalid, and fluopicolide respectively on tomato grey mold is significantly improved, suggesting that the combination has an obvious synergistic effect on tomato grey mold.

(3) Field Efficacy Test of Benziothiazolinone Combined Respectively with Benthiavalicarb-Isopropyl, Zoxamide, and Fenamidone for Controlling Grape Anthracnose

TABLE 23 Field efficacy test of benziothiazolinone combined respectively with the above fungicides for grape anthracnose Day 11 after the second application Application Disease index Control rate before Disease effect No. Treatment agent (a.i.g/ha) application index (%) Example 1 5% benziothiazolinone 130.2 3.89 4.65 83.1 microemulsion 10% benthiavalicarb-isopropyl 4.8 3.98 26.83 4.6 wettable powder Anticipated control effect after — — — 83.9 mixing them 62% 135 3.87 3.77 86.2 benziothiazolinone•benthiavalicarb- isopropyl wettable powder (benziothiazolinone:benthiavalicarb- isopropyl = 60:2) Example 2 5% benziothiazolinone 67.5 3.76 14.06 47.1 microemulsion 10% benthiavalicarb-isopropyl 67.5 4.04 16.22 43.2 wettable powder Anticipated control effect after — — — 70.0 mixing them 50% 135 3.93 3.58 87.1 benziothiazolinone•benthiavalicarb- isopropyl wettable powder (benziothiazolinone:benthiavalicarb- isopropyl = 25:25) Example 3 5% benziothiazolinone 3.6 3.87 25.38 7.2 microemulsion 10% benthiavalicarb-isopropyl 131.4 3.87 5.96 78.2 wettable powder Anticipated control effect after — — — 79.8 mixing them 65% 135 3.94 3.87 86.1 benziothiazolinone•benthiayalicarb- isopropyl wettable powder (benziothiazolinone:benthiayalicarb- isopropyl = 2:63) Example 4 5% benziothiazolinone 130.6 3.65 4.62 82.1 microemulsion 15% zoxamide wettable powder 4.4 3.89 26.20 4.7 Anticipated control effect after — — — 82.9 mixing them 85% benziothiazolinone•zoxamide 135 3.79 3.72 86.1 wettable powder (benziothiazolinone:zoxamide = 83:2) Example 5 5% benziothiazolinone 67.5 3.78 14.00 47.6 microemulsion 15% zoxamide wettable powder 67.5 3.85 15.10 44.5 Anticipated control effect after — — — 70.9 mixing them 30% benziothiazolinone•zoxamide 135 3.91 3.81 86.2 wettable powder (benziothiazolinone:zoxamide = 15:15) Example 6 5% benziothiazolinone 4.2 3.86 25.12 7.9 microemulsion 15% zoxamide wettable powder 130.8 3.82 5.37 80.1 Anticipated control effect after — — — 81.7 mixing them 75% benziothiazolinone•zoxamide 135 3.79 3.96 85.2 wettable powder benziothiazolinone:zoxamide = 2:73) Example 5% benziothiazolinone 131.8 3.91 5.44 80.3 13 microemulsion 20% fenamidone wettable powder 3.2 3.21 21.57 4.9 Anticipated control effect after — — — 81.3 mixing them 62% 135 3.79 3.80 85.8 benziothiazolinone•fenamidone wettable powder (benziothiazolinone:fenamidone = 60:2) Example 5% benziothiazolinone 67.5 3.98 14.60 48.1 14 microemulsion 20% fenamidone wettable powder 67.5 4.05 15.31 46.5 Anticipated control effect after — — — 72.2 mixing them 50% 135 3.99 3.33 88.2 benziothiazolinone•fenamidone wettable powder (benziothiazolinone:fenamidone = 25:25) Example 5% benziothiazolinone 3.5 3.73 24.49 7.1 15 microemulsion 20% fenamidone wettable powder 131.5 3.32 4.62 80.3 Anticipated control effect after — — — 81.7 mixing them 62% 135 3.54 3.38 86.5 benziothiazolinone•fenamidone wettable powder (benziothiazolinone:fenamidone = 2:60) Water — — 3.87 27.35 — control (CK)

The test results (in Table 23) show that the control effect of the combination of benziothiazolinone with benthiavalicarb-isopropyl, zoxamide, and fenamidone respectively on grape anthracnose is significantly improved, suggesting that the combination has an obvious synergistic effect on grape anthracnose. 

1. A fungicidal composition having a synergistic effect, comprising active ingredients A and B, wherein the active ingredient A is benziothiazolinone, the active ingredient B is one selected from benthiavalicarb-isopropyl, zoxamide, prothioconazole, boscalid, fenamidone, fluopicolide, famoxadone, pyraclostrobin, picoxystrobin, or fluazinam, and the weight ratio of the two ingredients is from 1:50 to 50:1.
 2. The fungicidal composition according to claim 1, wherein the weight ratio of the active ingredient A to the active ingredient B is from 1:30 to 30:1.
 3. The fungicidal composition according to claim 1, wherein the weight ratio of the active ingredient A to the active ingredient B is from 1:20 to 20:1.
 4. The fungicidal composition according to claim 1, wherein the weight ratio of the active ingredient A to the active ingredient B is from 1:10 to 30:1.
 5. The fungicidal composition according to claim 1, comprising 5-85% by weight of the active ingredients and 95-15% by weight of pesticide adjuvants.
 6. The fungicidal composition according to claim 1, which is prepared into pesticidally acceptable formations with the active ingredients and the pesticide adjuvants.
 7. The fungicidal composition according to claim 6, which is in the form of a wettable powder prepared with the active ingredients and the pesticide adjuvants.
 8. The fungicidal composition according to claim 2 is used in the control of diseases on crops in the agricultural area.
 9. The fungicidal composition according to claim 1 is used in the control of grape downy mildew, wheat rust, potato late blight, wheat powdery mildew, tomato grey mold or grape anthracnose.
 10. The fungicidal composition according to claim 2 is used in the control of diseases on crops in the agricultural area.
 11. The fungicidal composition according to claim 3 is used in the control of diseases on crops in the agricultural area.
 12. The fungicidal composition according to claim 4 is used in the control of diseases on crops in the agricultural area.
 13. The fungicidal composition according to claim 2 is used in the control of grape downy mildew, wheat rust, potato late blight, wheat powdery mildew, tomato grey mold or grape anthracnose.
 14. The fungicidal composition according to claim 3 is used in the control of grape downy mildew, wheat rust, potato late blight, wheat powdery mildew, tomato grey mold or grape anthracnose.
 15. The fungicidal composition according to claim 4 is used in the control of grape downy mildew, wheat rust, potato late blight, wheat powdery mildew, tomato grey mold or grape anthracnose. 